Adding various methods
to scent your home or office or even car is so soothing and
relaxing to the senses, There are a myriad of methods to
accomplish this, so today we'll be exploring a few.
1. Carpet Freshener -
Very easy to make your own, take about a pound of pure
baking soda and mix to it a few drops of essential oil or
fragrance oil and blend it up in a food processor. Then
pour this out on a shallow try to allow to dry for a couple
of hours, stirring occasionally. After this has dried, put
in an airtight container.
This carpet freshener
can either be sprinkled on your carpets directly, left a few
minutes and vacuumed up, or simply put some in your vacuum
cleaner bag and you'll get scent as you vacuum your carpets.
2. Simmer a scent by
taking a saucepan on your stove and adding apple cider,
cinnamon sticks, cloves & some orange peel. Simply let this
simmer on low, adding small amounts of water as necessary so
it doesn't run dry. This is a very homey, comforting scent
that's so easy to do.
3. Try scenting a
centerpiece. Here's an idea, bake a fresh bundt cake then
take a small jar and fill it with fragrant flowers and then
set this small jar of flowers in the center of the bundt
cake. Experiment with different scent combinations. Lemon
is beautiful with honeysuckle for example.
4. Perfume your
pillows. Either by lightly misting with your favorite
perfume, although be sure to test color fastness first on a
hidden out of the way area to make sure it won't ruin the
fabric. You can also use a purchased linen spray for the
same purpose and is safer for the fabric in general.
Another way to scent the pillow is to insert a small amount
of potpourri inside a small sachet bag and either pin it to
the side of the pillow, or insert it into the pillow case.
5. Scent your linen
drawer or closet by tucking dried sprigs of lavender in
between the layers of towels and sheets. You can also tuck
them near the sides of the linens directly in the closet.
Lavender not only provides a soothing, calming scent to
those linens, but also works as a moth and insect repellant
as well.
6. Scent seashells for
your bathroom. If they are small shells, simply soak the
shells for a few minutes in olive oil with a few drops of
essential oil. For larger shells, add a few drops of
essential oil right into the middle of the shells. Then set
the shells on some type of decorative tray or basket in your
bathroom or bedside table for a sight & smell treat.
7. Scented powder
puff. Get some of your favorite scented powder, or even
baby powder if that's your preference. Get one of those
luxurious powder puffs, and take a long bubble bath. After
the bath, pamper yourself with these beautifully scented
powders applied with the soft powder puffs. The scent stays
with you a long time and is one of those small ways to feel
truly pampered and destressed.
Beautiful scents can be
so calming in today's rushed, stressed filled lives.
Finding ways to incorporate different scents, textures,
sights & sounds can truly help relax and remind us to slow
down and to enjoy life. Sometimes these simple things help
us to refocus and not stress so much about those things we
cannot change.
By Valerie Garner
